Wałęsa

See also: wałęsa, wałęsą, and Wałęsą

English

Etymology

From Polish Wałęsa, from Old Polish wałęsa (“vagabond”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vəˈwɛnsə/, /vəˈlɛnsə/, enPR: və-wĕnʹsə, və-lĕnʹsə
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsə
  • Hyphenation: Wa‧łę‧sa

Proper noun

Wałęsa

  1. A surname from Polish.

See also

Polish

Alternative forms
  • Wałensa (surname)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wałęsa (“vagabond”), from wałęsać się (“to roam”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaˈwɛw̃.sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛw̃sa
  • Syllabification: Wa‧łę‧sa
  • Homophone: wałęsa

Proper noun

Wałęsa m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
    Lech Wałęsa (born 1943), a Polish trade unionist and politician
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Wałęsa
singular plural
nominative Wałęsa Wałęsowie
genitive Wałęsy Wałęsów
dative Wałęsie Wałęsom
accusative Wałęsę Wałęsów
instrumental Wałęsą Wałęsami
locative Wałęsie Wałęsach
vocative Wałęso Wałęsowie

Feminine surname:

Declension of Wałęsa
singular plural
nominative Wałęsa Wałęsy
genitive Wałęsy Wałęs
dative Wałęsie Wałęsom
accusative Wałęsę Wałęsy
instrumental Wałęsą Wałęsami
locative Wałęsie Wałęsach
vocative Wałęso Wałęsy

Further reading
  • Wałęsa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Wałęsa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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